Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-23
Society NOteS.

There was quiet home wedding to-day at noon
at the residence OF Mr.. c. c. Willard, on the cor.
Kate c. Willard, and the groom Dr.. j. c. Boyd,
passed assistant surgeon Of the Navy. The house
was tastefully decked with palms and ferns, and
pots OF bloom. The bride wore simple and be-
coming toilet OF white china crepe pr0fusely gar
nlshed with ribbon and white lace. The bodice
was cut high and the skirt short. She was at
nett, who wore a toilet OF white. The groom was
attended by DR.. Bransford, T.. S: n. DR.. Geisy, OF
gave his daughter in marriage. Afterward an
elaborate wedding breakfast was served to the
guests, and soon thereafter the young bride don=
ned pretty traveling-dress of blue CLOTH and a
hat, and the young couple left Tor New York Oh
their wedding journey. They expect to visit New
Hampshire later on. Some OF the guests were Mr..
Walter Willard, Admiral Rowan. Admiral Earl
English, Dr. and Mrs. w. X. Van Reypen, Miss AL
Mrs. Sparks, Dr.. and Mrs. Brown, Dr. and Mrs
Bates, Or: McNary, Dr. Henderson. Col. Arthur Her.
bert and Mrs. Herbert and family OF Alexandria,
Miss Parker, Mr.. ROSS Perry, Gen. Holabird, Gen.
Hunton and Pay Director Cunningham. Among
the many rich gifts with which her friends had
enriched the b0nny bride there is one that has a
most interesting history. 1t was purchased by
the late Major Ben: Perey Poore for the occasion,
year ago, when he was in Boston. 1t is hand
some salad FORK and spoon, and when he returned
home he laid it away to await the wedding day.
Sometime last winter, however, he gave rt TO Mrs
Willard to keep for her daughter, saying as he did
so that something might happen" To-day the
gilt is the most highly priced OF all the wedding
presents.
Mr.. H. X. Willard has returned from Nantucket,
and will accompany his mother. Mrs. II. A. VIII
go to attend the marriage or a relative.
Secretary and Mrs. Whitney have postponed
| their departure for Lenox until Friday, as the
Secretary wishes to be present at the Cabinet
meeting tomorrow. He will stay week or ten
days at LenoX. Mrs. Whitney~will attend the
closing exercises OF GrOtOn school, near Boston,
where her oldest son is studying, early in July.
nrpSi6pnf iS prpr I'm Do EnIv =,
relative OF Secretary and Mrs. Endicott. mrs.
Whitney will have all her children with her at
LenOX this summer.
Mrs Endicott returned to the CITY Yesterday
evening.
Capt. and Mrs. A. II. Bugher and family will 90
to Deer Park, Md, this week. where they own a
roony cottage. They have sent on their horses
and carriages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington Mclean will spend next
month with Capt. and Mrs. Bugher.
Mr.. and Mrs. JDo. X. Mclean are at Long Branch,
at the Rowland House.
Gen. and Mrs. Beae are at the West End Hotel
Long Branch. Mrs. BeaIe is improving very grad
ually.
Mrs. VIM. B. Hazen is experimenting some re-
pairs upon her K-street house, and will remain in
1t until Senator EvartS takes possession or it in
July. Then Mrs. Hazen and her son will go TO
Manchester-by-the-sea for the summer.
Cards have been issued announcing the mar
riage in Baltimore, on June 9, OF Mr.. Jas F.
'. NJ
Mrs. Barbour will be at home at s.Cliffbourne''
after June %. Owing to errors in directing for
mall, cards have failed to reach many friends
greatly TO the regret oI Mr. and Mrs. Barbour
The commencement ball at Princeton College
Tuesday night was OF the most brilliant affairs
OF the kind ever held there, and was kept up with
spirit until daylight. Among those present from
Washington were Mrs % Thos swami, Mrs S: H.
Audenried, Miss Ricketts,, Miss Louise Kauffmann.
Miss Mira Noyes, Miss Cartwright. The patron
eSSeS ChaS NrS Rn1,r g
Stockton Mrs. Robt. Garrett, Mrs. {. c. Harrison,
Mrs. Il. +. Osborne, Mrs JnO. Pettit Mrs. G. r.
Preston, Mrs NJ. Taylor Pyne, Mrs. G. NJ. Robeson
and Mrs. ThOs. Swami.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Higgins Of New York city, are
spending their honeymoon In seeing the sights of
washington. They are stopping with Mr. and Mrs.
r. B. Buckley, on Capitol Hill.
Mrs Louis E. Phillips is spending the summer at
Snow Hill, Spottsylvania County, Va.
Rev. VIM. Chester (son Of Rev. DR.. Chester, of
this city, OF the Phillips Presbyterian church
New YORK, and his BRIDE sailed yesterday on the
steamer City OF Rome for Europe, where they Will
make three months tour.
The gratifying Information has been received
that Mr.. COrcOran reached Deer Park safely. and
Is already showing improvement In health.